The Netherlands announced €500 million in military aid for Ukraine and a separate three-year €1.2 billion recovery program, pairing defense support with funding for damaged civilian infrastructure.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten in The Hague on Oct. 28, the Ukrainian president’s office said. The office said the military package includes air defenses and drones to protect civilians and critical infrastructure. Zelenskyy said preparations were underway this fall.
Separately, Dutch Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma announced the nonmilitary program during a visit to Kyiv. The announcement adds details to the Netherlands’ 2027-29 Ukraine support plan. The Dutch government said the program combines €878 million set out in a coalition agreement with €327 million announced on Budget Day. Together, those amounts total €1.205 billion, rounded to €1.2 billion in the announcement.
The current plan brings €40 million forward into 2026 for the Ukraine Energy Support Fund and provides €55 million for energy equipment through Dutch market participants.
The government said €136 million will go to programs including the Ukraine Partnership Facility. It listed water, business assistance, reconstruction, humanitarian aid, health care and demining among the program’s priorities. The government cited Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy and water infrastructure and the resulting damage as context for the support, and said the program is intended to expand opportunities for Dutch companies in Ukraine.
“Support for recovery and reconstruction can’t wait for a ceasefire,” Sjoerdsma said. Zelenskyy said Ukraine expected a trilateral meeting in Abu Dhabi by Nov. 10.
